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Institution Name: Maynei Hayeshua Medical Center and Rambam Medical CenterAddress: 17 Povarski St. Bnei Brak 51544, Tel Aviv, IsraelTelephone: +972-3-577-0535, +972-52-3430545Fax: +972-3-577-0556E-mail: [email protected] Director: Gil Levy MD, FACOG and Lior Lowenstein MDProgram Faculty: Collaboration with gastroenterology, proctology, geriatrics, general

surgery and urology

Year Program Initiated: 2010Trainees Per Year: 1Program Length: 3 monthsNumber of Graduates: N/AAnnual Salary: N/ASpecialty Certification: N/AOther Covered Expenses: N/AActivities of Graduates: N/ASpecial Interest Areas: Apart from the large volume of clinical activities, clinical research in the

field of pelvic organ prolapse, quality of life, sexual function and urinary incontinence is supported.

Program Description: In order to increase the exposure for international Fellows we have constructed a program that includes rotations in two Urogynecology units in Israel. Each division provides unique areas of expertise. The fellowship is flexible in length between 6-12 months.

The program offers a comprehensive approach to clinical evaluation and management of women with disorders of the pelvic floor including urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, defecatory dysfunction and voiding dysfunction. Surgical management emphasizes vaginal and laparoscopic minimally invasive approaches - including robotic-assisted surgery. Both units are fully computerized and the data base provides many unique research opportunities.

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EUROPEInstitution Name: Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FoundationAddress: Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge

Biomedical Campus

Telephone: 01223 245151Fax:E-mail: [email protected] Director: Mark C. SlackProgram Faculty: Mark C. Slack; Rohna M. KearneyYear Program Initiated: 2005Trainees Per Year: 1Program Length: 2-3 yearsNumber of Graduates: 4Annual Salary: As per British Medical AssociationSpecialty Certification: Subspecialty accreditation in Urogynaecorogy (Royal college of

Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)

Other Covered Expenses: N/AActivities of Graduates: Extensive training in clinical Urogynecology and active participation

in research and clinical trials. Regular multi-disciplinary meetings and opportunities for rotation in Female Urology, Colorectal Surgery and Care of the Elderly Medicine. All graduates have been successful in securing consultant posts in the U.K.

Special Interest Areas: Vaginal and abdominal (open and laparoscopic) prolapse surgery, mesh augmentation prolapse surgery, continence surgery, treatment of intractable OAB, clinical trials, qualitative research.

Program Description: There are 2 Urogynaecology clinics per week and a Urogynaecology MDT meeting held once a week. Clinics also include a once monthly pelvic floor clinic run jointly with Urologists and Colorectal Surgeons and a once monthly perineal clinic (OASIS). Consultant-led Urodynamics clinics are run twice a week alongside nurse led flow and urodynamics clinics.

There are 3 theatre sessions per week and 4 theatre sessions every other week.

Surgery includes primary, recurrent, complex reconstructive Urogynaecology/Female Urology cases.

The training programme is run in accordance with the RCOG curriculum.

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Institution Name Croydon (Mayday) University HospitalAddress: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 530 London Rd., Croydon

Surrey CR7 7YE, UK

Telephone: +44-208-4013154Fax: +44-208-4013681E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Director: Ranee Thakar, M.D., MRCOG and Abdul Sultan, M.D., FRCOGProgram Faculty: Muti Abulafi, Ian Swift (colorectal)Year Program Initiated: 2002Trainees Per Year: 1Program Length: 2-3 yearsNumber of Graduates: 1 subspecialty trainee (2-3 years) accredited post from the Royal College

of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; 2 urogynaecology research fellows (1-2 years); 1 colorectal research fellow (1-2 years); 1 research midwife

Annual Salary: HonorarySpecialty Certification: RCOGOther Covered Expenses: Flights, registration and hotel accommodation at national and

international meetings where oral presentations have been accepted (at discretion of program directors).

Activities of Graduates: Research and clinical involvement depending on the requirements of the trainee

Special Interest Areas: In addition to general urogynaecology, the unit is known for its expertise in childbirth related pelvic floor trauma, female sexual dysfunction and disorders related to the posterior compartment. The services are provided in a dedicated unit which has facilities to perform urodynamic studies, pelvic floor and anal sphincter ultrasound and anorectal manometry.zvv

Program Description: The successful applicant will be actively involved in research and will be encouraged to apply for an MD/PhD. There will also be an opportunity to gain experience in Urogynecology, perineal trauma and pelvic floor disorders.

Institution Name: Derriford HospitalAddress: Urogynecology Unit, Derriford, Plymouth PL6 5DH, Plymouth, UKTelephone: +44-1752-763714Fax: +44-1752-763-721 E-mail: [email protected] Director: Professor Robert M Freeman, MD FRCOGProgram Faculty: N/AYear Program Initiated: 2001Trainees Per Year: 2Program Length: 3 yearsNumber of Graduates: 2Annual Salary: NilSpecialty Certification: RCOG-UKOther Covered Expenses: attendance at national meetings

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Activities of Graduates: All have achieved consultant positions in the UK and one abroadSpecial Interest Areas: Obstetric anal sphincter injury prevention; Prolapse surgery; facilities

include dedicated out-patient lab for urodynamics and conservative treatments.

Program Description: Out-patient clinics including perineal/joint clinic with colo-rectal surgeons (2 per month) and joint clinics with urologists (every 2 months), urodynamics, conservative treatment experience, tibial nerve stimulation. Regular MDT meetings.

Surgery: full range of urogynaecological procedures offered.

Participation in clinical trials e.g. prolapse surgery, obstetric anal sphincter injury, drug trials.

Team has its own research coordinator and statistician.

Institution Name University of Greifswald, Dept. of Urogynaecology, Dept. of Obstetrics & GynecologyAddress Ferdinand-Sauerbruch-Strasse, D-17475 Greifswald, GermanyTelephone +49 3834 866500Fax +49 3834 866501E-mail [email protected] Director Professor Eckhard Petri MD, PhD Program Faculty Dr. Knsgen-Mustea, Dr. HegenscheidYear Program Initiated 1992 (previously located in Schwerin)Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 2 yearsNumber of Graduates 10Annual Salary 50,000Specialty Certification GSOG, EBCOGOther Covered Expenses Support in meeting travel costs, malpractice, support in health and dental

insurance

Activities of Graduates Clinical and basic research and training in urogynecology, interdisciplinary oncology (i.e. exenterations), fistula surgery

Special Interest Areas Pelvic floor function, pelvic surgery, oncology, maternity and fetal urinary tract in pregnancy, randomized studies comparing TVT/TOT, meshes in vaginal repair

Program Description N/A

Institution Name Kings College HospitalAddress Department of Urogynaecology Denmark Hill, London SES 9RS, UKTelephone +44-20-79352357Fax +44-20-7224-2797E-mail [email protected] Director Professor Linda Cardozo Program Faculty Linda Cardozo, Professor of Urogynaecology

Dudley Robinson, Consultant Urogynaecology

Year Program Initiated 1983

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Trainees Per Year 1-3 YearsProgram Length 2-3 yearsNumber of Graduates 23Annual Salary IrregularSpecialty Certification RCOGOther Covered Expenses Nil - subsidised accommodation available Activities of Graduates Research and further training in clinical urogynecologySpecial Interest Areas Female urinary incontinence, urodynamics, reconstructive pelvic surgery Program Description There is also one subspecialty trainee who undertakes a three year

program which leads to subspecialty accreditation in urogynecology from the RCOG.

Institution Name University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustAddress Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK Telephone +44 116 252 3165Fax +44 116 252 3162E-mail [email protected] Director Dr. Chris Mayne and Prof. Douglas Tincello Program Faculty Andrew Millar, Tim Terry Year Program Initiated 2003Trainees Per Year 1 YearProgram Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary According to national pay scales for specialist registrarsSpecialty Certification RCOGOther Covered Expenses Study leave (3 weeks/year)Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Leicester hosts one of the most successful and established tertiary referral

urogynaecology centres in the UK; we have trained three subspecialists in the UK and have an internationally recognised research output. The unit runs three urogynaecology clinics per week with at least three operating sessions per week. All procedures are performed, including midurethral tapes and colposuspension for incontinence, vaginal reconstructive surgery, with or without mesh, and sacrocolpopexy. Currently, our laparoscopic surgery facility is limited, but we are supra-regional referral centre for fistula surgery. There are established multidisciplinary clinics with both urology and colorectal surgery which run on a monthly basis.

Research activity includes both clinical and laboratory studies which are ongoing and continually evolving.

Institution Name St. Georges Hospital NHS Trust & St. Georges Hospital Medical School (University of London) Address Dept. of Pelvic Floor Reconstruction & Urogynaecology, 4th Floor,

Lanesborough Wing, Blackshaw Road, London SW17 0QT, UK

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Telephone +44 020 8725 5949Fax +44 0208 725 1011 E-mail [email protected] or [email protected] Director Stergios K. Doumouchtsis PhD, MRCOGProgram Faculty N/A Year Program Initiated 2003Trainees Per Year 2-3 Program Length 1-3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary VariableSpecialty Certification Urogynaecology ATSM/SubspecialtyAccreditation (RCOG) Other Covered Expenses IUGA / ICS, ASM AttendanceActivities of Graduates Consultant subspecialist Urogynaecology, Urology and General Obstetrics

& Gynaecology with a special interest in Urogynaecology and/or childbirth related pelvic floor injury.

Special Interest Areas Vaginal, abdominal and laparoscopic surgery for primary and recurrent prolapse. Uterine preservation techniques including vaginal sacrospinous hysteropexy and laparoscopic sacrohysteropexy. A full range of treatment for post-hysterectomy vault prolapse Sacrospinous fixation Open and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy. Imaging and complex urodynamic investigations. Childbirth injury services Ambulatory procedures and investigations.

Program Description Clinical activities offered are related to the management of the full range of pelvic floor disorders:

General Urogynaecology Clinic

Childbirth Injury & Pelvic Health after Childbirth Clinic

Joint Urogynaecology / Female Urology Clinic

Combined Pelvic Floor Clinic with Colorectal Surgery

Adolescent Gynaecology Clinic

A full range of diagnostics:

Cystometrogram

Urethral Pressure Profilometry

Ambulatory Urodynamics

Uroflowmetry

Outpatient Cystoscopy

Videourodynamics

Research activities offered are prospective studies of surgical procedures; Childbirth injury projects; Urodynamics.

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Institution Name University of Buenos AiresAddress School Hospital Jos de San Martn, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bs.

As., Cordoba 2355, CABA Argentina

Telephone (54-11) - 4812-1672FaxE-mail [email protected] Director Professor Oscar Contreras OrtizProgram Faculty Feliciano Coya Nunez, Ricardo Gutnisky, Alicia Bertotti, Jos Olszak,

Horacio Besasso

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year N/AProgram Length N/ANumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary NoneSpecialty Certification Certificate only

Other Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Pelvic floor dysfunction, clinical research and basic science in

incontinence, voiding dysfunction and anal incontinence, pelvic reconstructive surgery, urodynamics, neurophysiology, surgical and behavioral treatments

Program Description The Urogynecology Department was founded in 1960 as gynecologic urology. It was the first center in South America that has developed the electronic urodynamics since 1963. In 1967 we published the Detrusor pressure. Simple and complex patient assessment, urodynamics, neurophysiological approach, endoscopy, pelvic reconstructive surgery, pelvic floor rehabilitation.

Institution Name Instituto de PerinatologiaAddress Uroginecology Department, Montes Urales 800, Lomas de Virreyes, DF

11000 Mexico City, Mexico

Telephone +52-5-552-09900 ext. 515 o 516FaxE-mail [email protected] Director Silvia Rodriguez-ColoradoProgram Faculty Laura Escobar del Barco, Viridiana Gorbea-Chavez; Consuelo Hernandez

Paredes and Ma de Lourdes (nurses); colorectal surgeon, urologist, physical therapist

Year Program Initiated 1992Trainees Per Year 5Program Length 2 yearsNumber of Graduates 5

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NORTH AMERICA

Annual Salary NoneSpecialty Certification UNAMOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Pelvic surgery, pelvic anatomy, anal incontinence, minimally invasive

approaches, urodynamics and cystoscopy, behavioral and pelvic floor reconstruction, electro stimulation

Program Description N/A

Institution Name University of Alabama at Birmingham SOM Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery FellowshipAddress 619 19th St S 176 F, WIC 10382 Birmingham, AL 35249Telephone 205-934-7874Fax 205-975-8893E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director R. Edward Varner, MD Fellowship Co-Director - Urology: L. Keith Lloyd, MDProgram Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: R. Edward Varner, MD; Holly E. Richter, PhD, MD;

Robert Holley, MD; Jerod Greer, MD Colorectal Faculty: Jamie Cannon, MD, Melanie Morris,MD Urology Faculty: Keith Lloyd, MD; Tracey S. Wilson, MD Geriatric Faculty: Patricia Goode, MD; Kathy Burgio, PhD; Alayne Markland, DO; Clinical practitioners: Lisa Pair CRNP, Jeanine McCormick CRNP

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 3Program Length 3 year fellowship for gynecologists and 2 years for UrologistNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification ABOG or ABU accredited Resident Program; ABOG or ABU certification or

eligible for certification

Other Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME

Accredited Fellowship Programs List for more information about this program

Institution Name Albert Einstein College of MedicineAddress Centennial Womens Center, 3332 Rochembeau Ave., Bronx, NY 10467,

USA

Telephone +1 718-920-5233Fax +1 718-920-6313

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E-mail [email protected] Director Magdy Mikhail, MD, FACOG, FACS, FRCS, FRCOGProgram Faculty Magdy Mikhail, Erika Banks, Phyllis Bieri, Patricia Dramitinos, Nicole

Fleischmann, John Hodgson, Marjorie Jean-Michel, Anna Lasak, Arnold Melman, Todd Olson, Kenneth Powers

Year Program Initiated 1994Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 9Annual Salary US$63,000-68,000Specialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Meeting travel costs, some books, audiovisual Activities of Graduates Academics, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Atlantic Health affiliated with Mount Sinai School of MedicineAddress 435 South Street, Ste. 370, Morristown, NJ 07960, USATelephone +1 973-971-7426Fax +1 973-290-7520 E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Program Director Patrick Culligan, M.D.Program Faculty Charbel Salamon MD (Urogynecology); John Siegal MD (Urology); Rolando

Rolandelli MD (Colorectal) Neil Grafstein, M.D.(Urology), Richard Scott, MD (Ob/Gyn-reproductive endocrinology)

Year Program Initiated 2005Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 4Annual Salary $63,700-$67,000Specialty Certification ACGME/ABOGOther Covered Expenses Annual AUGS meeting; other academic meetings/travel (with acceptance

of abstract); books, health/dental, malpractice

Activities of Graduates Academics and private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Robotic surgery, laparoscopic surgery, vaginal surgery

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Program Description This fellowship was created in 2005 shortly after the founding of the Atlantic Health System Division of Urogynecology. The program is based out of Morristown Hospital and Overlook Hospital - 2 large tertiary care hospitals in Northern New Jersey. We are fully affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, but our fellowship program is free-standing with respect to theirs. Fellows will have opportunities to develop excellent skills in patient care, research, and education. The program is designed to meet all requirements of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and prepare graduates well for careers in academic or private medical practice. The program offers a comprehensive approach to clinical evaluation and management of women with disorders of the pelvic floor including urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, defecatory dysfunction and voiding dysfunction. A balance of surgical and non-surgical management is stressed. Surgical management emphasizes vaginal and laparoscopic minimally invasive approaches - including robotic-assisted surgery. Rotations with other specialties such as urology, geriatrics, and colon and rectal will occur primarily during the 2nd and 3rd fellowship years. The office and operating room facilities at both hospital locations are brand new including state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment. We also have a full-time clinical research nurse who will assist with any fellow-initiated projects.

Institution Name Brown Medical SchoolAddress Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, 695 Eddy St., Providence, RI

02903, USA

Telephone +1 401-453-7560Fax +1 401-453-7573E-mail [email protected] Program Director Charles R Rardin, MDProgram Faculty Six full time urogynecologists and one nurse practitioner; contributing

faculty: female urology, colorectal, physical therapy, gastroenterology

Year Program Initiated 1993Trainees Per Year 1 to 2Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 10Annual Salary $60,900Specialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Conference, books, travel, health/dental, malpracticeActivities of Graduates AcademicSpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of California, Irvine (UCI) Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Address 333 City Blvd. West, Ste. 2100 Orange, CA 92868-3298 Telephone +1-714-456- 5378Fax +1-714-456- 5062

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E-mail [email protected] Program Director Felicia Lane, M.D.; Gamal Ghoniem, M.D.Program Faculty Karen L. Noblett, M.D.; Felicia L. Lane, M.D.; Noelani Guaderrama, M.D,

Emily Whitcomb, M.D.; Jennifer Lee, M.D.; Stephanie Jacobs, M.D

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1 Ob/Gyn per year, 1 Urology per yearProgram Length 3 years Ob/Gyn, 2 years - UrologyNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Female urology; female pelvic medicine; reconstructive surgery; neuro-

urology

Program Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME Accredited Fellowship Programs List for more information about this program

Institution Name University of California Los Angeles Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Address 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 140, Box 957366, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Telephone +1 (310)794-8492Fax +1-714-456- 5062E-mail [email protected] Director Larissa Rodriguez, M.D.Program Faculty Christopher Tarnay, M.D.Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 years Number of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Robust experience in neuromodulation, urinary diversions, and mesh

removal. Surgical experience is notable for a large surgical volume at three sites focusing on complex reconstructive surgery with a balance of vaginal, abdominal, and minimally invasive techniques including robotics.

Program Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME Accredited Fellowship Programs List for more information about this program

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Institution Name University of Chicago, North Shore University Health System Address Center for Pelvic Health, 9650 Gross Point Road, Suite 3900, Skokie, IL

60076

Telephone +1 847-570-2750Fax +1 847-570-1386E-mail [email protected] Program Director Sylvia Botros-Brey, MD, MSCIProgram Faculty Peter K. Sand, Roger P. Goldberg, Janet Tomezsko, Adam Gafni-KaneYear Program Initiated 1992Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 years Number of Graduates 19Annual Salary US$ 59,205-$64,491Specialty Certification Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery accredited by ACGMEOther Covered Expenses Insurance (health & life), disability, medical meetings and books,

attendance at all meetings where presenting, 2 course for epidemiology and statistics or David Grimes course.

Activities of Graduates Range from division directors to private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, interstitial

cystitis/pelvic pain, clinical research

Program Description 3-year program with robust clinical experience, large surgical volume and research activity. 5 FPMRS core faculty with major strength in vaginal surgery. Experience in minimally invasive surgery. All procedures done in office and on-site such as botox, sacral neuromodulation, periurethral injections, cystoscopy and urodynamics. Access to simulation center on-site as well as University of Chicago resources.

Institution Name University of Cincinnati the Christ Hospital Address The Christ Hospital, 2123 Auburn Ave, Medical Arts Bldg, Ste 307,

Cincinnati, OH, USA 45219

Telephone +1 513-585-4941Fax +1 513-585-4895E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director Mickey Karram M.DProgram Faculty Mickey Karram, MD, Mary South, MD, Ayman Mahdy, MDYear Program Initiated 2010Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 years Number of Graduates 0Annual Salary US$ 48,644 (PGY-1); $49,507 (PGY-2), $50,859 (PGY-3); $52,211 (PGY-4);

$53,563 (PGY-5)

Specialty Certification ABOG; Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryOther Covered Expenses Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision InsuranceActivities of Graduates N/A

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Special Interest Areas Pelvic floor disorders including defecatory dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and complicated urologic and colorectal problems. Research and collaboration with a variety of other disciplines including urology, colorectal surgery, gynecology, neurology, and plastic surgery.

Program Description The fellowship training program in FPMRS at the University of Cincinnati and The Christ Hospital is a comprehensive multidisciplinary training program jointly accredited by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology. The goal of our program is to train physicians interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine. Clinical and surgical experience includes how best to evaluate and manage patients with a variety of pelvic floor disorders including urinary and defecatory dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, sexual dysfunction, and complicated urologic and colorectal problems. Our program has a strong emphasis on research and collaboration with a variety of other disciplines including urology, colorectal surgery, gynecology, neurology, and plastic surgery. The urogynecology service at both campuses is well established and receives a large number of complex referrals from a large geographic area. A full complement of diagnostic modalities including video urodynamics, colorectal imaging, anal manometry, and endoanal ultrasound are all available and housed in a center at the Christ Hospital dedicated to the evaluation of female pelvic floor disorders. Fellows receive hands-on training on all diagnostic modalities and learn how to perform pelvic floor rehabilitation. Surgical volume is extensive and provides a breadth of experience with traditional vaginal surgery, laparoscopy, and robotic procedures, as well as reconstructive procedures of the lower urinary and gastrointestinal tract.

Institution Name Cleveland Clinic Address 9500 Euclid Ave, Desk A81, Cleveland, OH 44195, USATelephone +1 216-445- 0439Fax +1 216-636-2620E-mail [email protected] Director Matthew D. Barber, MD MHSProgram Faculty Drs. Walters, Paraiso, Barber, Jelovsek (urogynecology), Falcone

(laparoscopy), Rackley, Vasavada, Daneshagri, Moore (urology), Hull, Gurland, and Zutshi (colorectal), Damaser

(biomedical engineering)

Year Program Initiated 1985 (pelvic surgery), 1997 (urogyn) Trainees Per Year 4 per 3 yearsProgram Length 3 years Number of Graduates 42Annual Salary US$ 54,321 Specialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Full medical coverage for fellow and family, disability policy, 1 educational

meeting per year.

Activities of Graduates 80% academic postings in last 6 yearsSpecial Interest Areas Urogynecology, vaginal surgery, laparoscopy, vulvular disease, defecation

disorders

Program Description Animal, cadaver, anatomy, and laparoscopic research labs are available

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Institution Name University of Connecticut Hartford Hospital Medical School Affiliation Address Womens Health Services Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford,

CT 06102

Telephone +1-860-545-1165FaxE-mail [email protected] Director Paul Tulikangas, MDProgram Faculty Dr. Paul Tulikangas Associate Professor, University of Connecticut

Fellowship Program Director Fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1998-2001

Dr. Christine LaSala Division Director Associate Professor, University of Connecticut Fellowship training at Brown University 1995-97, Dr. Adam Steinberg Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut Fellowship training at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper University Hospital 2003-06

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 2Program Length 3 years Number of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Cooper University Hospital/Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Address 3 Cooper Plaza, Suite 221, Camden, NJ 08103Telephone +1-856-342-3006Fax +1-856-365-1967E-mail [email protected] or [email protected] Director Karolynn Echols, MD, FACOG

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Program Faculty Karolynn Echols, MD, Fellowship Director FPMRS, Ricardo Caraballo, MD, Associate Fellowship Director FPMRS, Adam Holzberg, MD, Division Head FPMRS,

Benign Gynecology Faculty: Saifuddin Mama, MD, MPH, Child and Adolescent Gynecology, Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Bob Siefring, MD, Benign Vulvar Disorders.

Urology Faculty: Allen Seftel, MD, Chief of Urology, Manoj Patel, MD, Residency Program Director of Urology.

Colorectal Faculty: Mitchitaka Kawata, MD

Plastic Surgery: Martha Matthews, MD, Chair of Plastics Surgery,

Research Faculty: Mike Disanto, PhD, Director of Research in Urology, Krystal Hunter, MBA, biostatistician, and Gunda Simpkins, RN, research,

Physical Therapy: Michelle Stroud, PT

Year Program Initiated 2013Trainees Per Year 3Program Length 3 Years for Ob/Gyn residency, 2 years for urology residency

Urogynecology Faculty

Number of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME

Accredited Fellowship Programs List for more information about this program.

Institution Name Drexel University College of Medicine, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryAddress 245 N. 15th Street, MS 495 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192Telephone +1-215-762-8220Fax +1-215-762-1470E-mail [email protected] Director Kristene Whitmore, MDProgram Faculty Dr. Cynthia Hall, Dr. Babak Vakili, Dr. Howard Goldstein, Dr. Emily Saks, Dr.

Timothy McKinney, and Dr. Elizabeth Babin

Year Program Initiated 2009Trainees Per Year 3Program Length Two Years for Urology, Three Years for OB/GYNNumber of Graduates 2Annual Salary $58,405Specialty Certification ABOG-board eligible / certifiedOther Covered Expenses Health insurance, malpractice insurance, and other program benefits

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Activities of Graduates Advanced open, vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic reconstructive procedures. Also exposure to advanced minimally invasive and invasive surgery, sexual medicine, pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, gastroenterology, geriatrics and physical therapy

Special Interest Areas Major research presentations at national and international meetings. Urology, Gynecology, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Sexual Medicine

Program Description The FPMRS Fellowship, which is accredited by the ACGME, is a three-year Gynecology program or two-year Urology program designed to provide intensive training in advanced open, vaginal, laparoscopic and robotic reconstructive procedures for board certified or board eligible graduates of OB/GYN and Urology residency programs. In addition, exposure to advanced minimally invasive and invasive surgery will be provided. Fellows will also be exposed to sexual medicine, pelvic pain and pelvic floor dysfunction, gastroenterology, geriatrics and physical therapy. The three years are structured to facilitate the fellows training to emphasize clinical activity as a junior faculty member, to initiate and perform research, and to participate in didactic education with all members of the department. FPMRS Fellows will be expected to attend and participate in the OB/GYN didactic sessions and conferences, and the monthly Journal Club and research meetings shared with the departments of Urology and Surgery. Fellows are required to complete a scholarly contribution to be presented at the annual meetings of the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology, the American Urogynecologic Society, as well as to the department and the University.

The FPMRS Fellowship is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The primary inpatient site is Hahnemann University Hospital, and our outpatient clinical sites are located at the Center City campus, as well as in South Jersey (Kennedy Memorial Hospital) and Delaware (Christiana Care Health Services).

The objective of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) Fellowship program is to produce superiorly trained experts in FPMRS who will excel in all aspects of the field including comprehensive surgical and medical care, clinical research, basic science research and teaching to further this rapidly advancing specialty. These eminently qualified and caring physicians will excel in academic and private practice settings, establish themselves as recognized experts, and have the tools to further the fund of knowledge for treatment of women with pelvic floor disorders.

Applicants for the Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery must be board eligible or board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology or Urology

Institution Name Duke University Medical Center Address Box 3192 Durham, NC 27710Telephone +1-919-684-4647Fax +1-919-681-5929E-mail [email protected] - http://wwww.obgyn.duke.eduProgram Director Cindy Amundsen, M.D.

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Program Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Anthony Visco, M.D., Division Director; Cindy Amundsen, M.D., Fellowship Director; Alison Weidner, M.D., Director of Research; Jennifer Wu, M.D.

Colorectal Faculty: Christopher Mantyh, M.D.; Julie Thacker, M.D.

Urology Faculty: George Webster, FRCS

Neurology: Vern Juel, M.D.

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 YearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Emory University School of Medicine Address Emory University SOM Woodruff Memorial Research Building 1639 Pierce

Dr, Room 4208 Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone +1-404-727-8600Fax +1-404-727-8609E-mail [email protected] Director Gina M. Northington, MD, PhDProgram Faculty Naill Galloway, MD Deborah Karp, MD Virginia Shaffer, MD Patrick Sullivan,

MD Nicholas Fogelson Theodore Johnson III, MD Neil Sidell, PhD Stacey Schutte, PhD

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1 per facultyProgram Length 3 YearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Good Samaritan HospitalAddress Medical Office Bldg, 3219 Clifton Ave., Ste 100, Cincinnati, OH, USATelephone +1 513-862-4171

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Fax +1 513-862-4498E-mail [email protected] Director Rachel N. Pauls, M.D.Program Faculty Steven Kleeman (urogynecology), Catrina Crisp (urogynecology), James

Donovan (urology), Ayman Mahdy (urology), Scott Kelley (colorectal), Kathleen Novicki (physical therapy)

Year Program Initiated Accredited by ABOG in 1997Trainees Per Year 1 Program Length 3 YearsNumber of Graduates 15Annual Salary $50,812Specialty Certification ACGME and ABOGOther Covered Expenses Comprehensive Health Insurance, dental insurance (with contribution),

professional liability insurance, life insurance, long-term disability (with contribution), free parking, uniforms and lab coats, meals provided for on-call, on-call rooms, doctors dining room, book allowance, professional meeting time allowance, vacation, discounted child care, back-up care, sick child care, exercise facility membership.

Activities of Graduates Private practice, academicsSpecial Interest Areas Vaginal, abdominal, robotic (Da Vinci), and laparoscopic reconstructive

surgery, urinary and fecal incontinence, sexual dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, defecatory dysfunction, pelvic anatomy

Program Description The educational objective of the program is to provide comprehensive training in the areas of urogynecology, reconstructive and benign pelvic surgery. There is an emphasis on the diagnostic evaluation and management of lower urinary tract dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, defecatory dysfunction, pelvic pain, sexual dysfunction, and complicated benign pelvic surgery. Fellows receive experience through an extremely large clinical volume of patients who are managed both medically and surgically. Medical management includes physical therapy, pharmacologic therapy and the use of pessaries and other medical devices (i.e. sacral neuromodulation). Surgical management includes a wide variety of procedures performed abdominally, vaginally, laparoscopically, and robotically. A complete approach to pelvic floor disorders using multichannel urodynamics, cystourethroscopy, endoanal ultrasound and neurophysiologic testing is achieved.

Institution Name HARBOR/UCLA Medical CenterAddress Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Harbor-

UCLA Medical Center 1000 W. Carson Street, Bldg D3, Box 489 Torrance, CA 90509

Telephone +1-310-222-3868 Fax +1-310-222-4149E-mail [email protected] Director Narender N. Bhatia, MD

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Program Faculty Narender N. Bhatia, M.D., Fellowship Director John N. Nguyen, M.D., Site Director, Kaiser Permanente Downey Amy Rosenman, M.D., Pacific Continence Center, Urogynecology Lance Betson, D.O., Urogynecology Tajnoos Yazdany, M.D., Urogynecology, Associate Program Director Sharon Jakus, M.D., Urogynecology Gladys Inga, M.D., Urogynecology William Parker, M.D., Pacific Continence Center, Laparoscopy

Samuel Im, M.D., Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology Jacob Rajfer, M.D., Chief, Department of Urology Ravin Kumar, M.D., Chief, Division of Colorectal Surgery Tracy Childs, M.D. Division of Colorectal Surgery Les Kaplan, M.D. Division of Urology Matthew Ho, M.D., PhD. Research Faculty Application

Year Program Initiated 1982Trainees Per Year 1 Program Length 3 YearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary $60,000-$70.000Specialty Certification ACGME and ABOGOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University Fellowship ProgramAddress Henry Ford Hospital, 2799 West Grand Blvd., K-9, Detroit, MI 48202Telephone +1-313-916-2064Fax +1-313-916-4352E-mail [email protected] Director David A Richardson, MDProgram Faculty Urogynecology: David Richardson MD, Husam Abed MD, Ali Luck

MD. Urology: Humphrey Atiemo. Colorectal Surgery: Craig Reickert. Gastroenterology: Amit Bhan.

Year Program Initiated 2013Trainees Per Year 3 fellowship trained urogynecologist and 1 fellowship trained urologist Program Length 3 year OB/GYN tract and a 2 year Urology tract.Number of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


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Institution Name Indiana University Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryAddress Indiana University School of Medicine, Surgery Fellowship Program, 1633

N. Capitol Ave., Ste. 436, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

Telephone +1 317-962-8633Fax +1 317-962-2049E-mail [email protected] Director Douglass Hale, MDProgram Faculty Douglass Hale, MD,Michael Heit, MD, PhD, Patrick Woodman, DO, Charles

Powell, MD, James Lingeman, MD, Kurt Kroenke, MD, PhD, Scott Pittman, MD, Dean Maglinte, MD, Bruce Robb, MD, Lee Learman, MD, PhD, Toyia James-Stevenson, MD, Christine Bruner-Wilson, DPT, Andrea McMath, PT, Elizabeth Fuller, CNS.

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 23Annual Salary $57,995-62,505Specialty Certification ABOG/ABUOther Covered Expenses Health, dental, life, and disability insurance; 4 weeks paid vacation

annually; tuition and books for Masters in Clinical Research or Certificate graduate education; travel and expenses for annual AUGS scientific meeting; AUGS membership

Activities of Graduates Academics, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Surgical and behavioral multi-disciplinary management of pelvic floor

dysfunction,including urinary and defecatory dysfunction, pelvic organ prolapse, and pelvic floor pain; clinical research

Program Description The broad educational goals for this program are to produce a physician who is independently competent to care for women with complex pelvic floor disorders and who has mastered the breadth and depth of medical knowledge necessary to serve as a consultant to other physicians and

health care providers for patients with these disorders. The teaching, research, and clinical resources necessary for fellows to meet these goals is provided.

Institution Name The Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive SurgeryAddress 3050 Hamilton Blvd., Suite 200, Allentown, PA 18103, USATelephone +1 610-435-9575Fax +1 610-435-2763E-mail [email protected] Director Miles Murphy, MD MSPHProgram Faculty Vincent Lucente, MD MBA, Miles Murphy, MD MSPHYear Program Initiated 2003Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 1-3 yearsNumber of Graduates 4

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Annual Salary varies per yearSpecialty Certification ABOG/ABUOther Covered Expenses Annual conferencesActivities of Graduates Continued clinical research, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Minimally-invasive pelvic reconstruction, Neuromodulation, Fecal

Incontinence

Program Description Our fellowship is a clinically intensive program with a very high surgical volume. As such, we have the ability to be involved in a large number of multi-center trials as well as conducting our own clinical research. Fellows have the opportunity to enroll in biostats and epidemiology courses and to work with the urologists and colo-rectal surgeons in our institution. Our graduates obtain special training in the business of medicine and statistical analysis with the SPSS program.

Our fellowship has traditionally been a three year program with two fellows working with us at any given time. With the recent, potential changes in subspecialty certification, we are willing to discuss alternative program length with U.S. and non-U.S. applicants.

Institution Name University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Address 51217 PFP, UIHC, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242Telephone +1-319-356-1534Fax +1-319-384-8620E-mail [email protected] Program Director Catherine Bradley, MD, MSCEProgram Faculty Catherine Bradley, M.D., M.S.C.E., Rene Genadry, M.D., Karl Kreder, M.D.,

M.B.A., Elizabeth Takacs, M.D.

Year Program Initiated 2013Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 0Annual Salary $60,000Specialty Certification Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery ACGME AccreditationOther Covered Expenses Our salary and benefits compare with the top training programs in the

country. We are committed through our benefits programs to protect trainees and their families and to offer them a wealth of services.

Activities of Graduates FPMRS Fellowship Program Goals:Upon completion of the program, graduates will:

Be competent in the depth and breadth of the subspecialty, and able to effectively provide consultation and care in the area of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery

Be well-equipped to enter private practice, academic practice, or other subspecialty-based career path

Achieve subspecialty board certification

Advance the healthcare of women in Iowa, the nation, and the world by:

delivering excellence in clinical care

pursuing scientific research and

providing dedicated leadership in their communities, and regional, national or international organizations.

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Special Interest Areas Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation, Certificate in Translational and Clinical Investigation, and other graduate programs available through the University of Iowa Colleges of Medicine and Public Health. Fellows completing the program may apply for a Womens Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Career Scholar Award, an NIH-sponsored mentored institutional career development program for junior faculty available at the University of Iowa.

Program Description The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics offers a 3-year ACGME-accredited Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) fellowship beginning July 1, 2013. The 3-year fellowship includes 24 months of clinical rotations (including Urogynecology, Urology, Colorectal surgery/GI and elective rotations) and 12 months of dedicated research time.

The curriculum includes educational training in research methods and practical mentored experience in research, including grant writing, study design, data collection and analysis, and the presentation and publication of research results. The faculty includes well-established researchers with NIH and VA funded research programs.

Institution Name Johns Hopkins Medical School, BaltimoreAddress The Johns Hopkins Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and

Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MD, USA

Telephone +1 410-550-2787Fax +1 410-550-2786E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director Victoria Handa, MD Program Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Victoria Handa, M.D., MHS, Grace Chen, M.D.,

Tola Fashokun, M.D., Joan Blomquist, M.D., Nicole Korbly, M.D.; Colorectal Faculty: Susan Gearhart, M.D.; Urology Faculty: E. James Wright, M.D.

Year Program Initiated 1998Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 14 graduates since 2000Annual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Tuition for graduate studies at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public

Health, meeting travel costs

Activities of Graduates Academics, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Our fellowship is a clinically intensive program with a very high

surgical volume. The curriculum includes 12 months of research and 24 months of clinical training (totaling three years). Clinical rotations include urogynecology (at Johns Hopkins and at Greater Baltimore Medical Center), urology, colorectal surgery and geriatrics. Fellows also are prepared for academic careers via full participation in research projects, presentations at national meetings, grant writing and scientific publications.

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Institution Name Louisiana State UniversityAddress Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4300 Houma Blvd., Ste. 203,

Metairie, LA 70006, USA

Telephone +1 504-421-1600Fax +1504-780-8922E-mail [email protected] Director Christopher Winters (Urology, MD)Program Faculty Ralph R Chesson (Urogyn), Christopher Chermanski (Urolgoy), Ahmet

Bedestani (Urogyn), Joanne Tagomi (Urology), William Swartz (Anatomy), David Beck (colorectal)

Year Program Initiated 1994Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 12Annual Salary US$ 50,000Specialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses Malpractice and medical insurance; 1 meeting/year Activities of Graduates Academics, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Reconstructive surgery including obstetric fistula repair in developing

countries

Program Description Multidisciplinary program involving urology and gynecology; multi-site program involving New Orleans and Lafayette involving private and public hospitals. Senior fellows may go to Niger to participate in fistula repair but that function is not funded.

Institution Name Loyola University Medical CenterAddress 2160 S. First Avenue, Bld. 103 - Suite 1004, Maywood, IL 60153, USA Telephone +1 708-216-2170Fax +1 708 -216-2171E-mail [email protected] Director Elizabeth Mueller, MD, MSMEProgram Faculty Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, Colleen Fitzgerald, MD, MS, and Cynthia Brincat,

MD, PhD

Year Program Initiated 2000 (transferred from Rush University where program initiated in 1990)Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 22Annual Salary PGY 5 - $55,120; PGY 6 - $55,120; PGY 7 - $56,160Specialty Certification Urology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

and Board eligible for Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Other Covered Expenses Approved travel to national conferences, academic allocations provided by the department to cover travel expenses and/or educational purchases

Activities of Graduates Academia, Dean of University, fellowship directors, division directors and private practice.

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Special Interest Areas A strong emphasis on clinical and translational research is instilled into this program, as faculty are NIH funded. Fellows have the option to obtain MS or MPH degrees.

Program Description Following completion on the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) fellowship program at Loyola University Medical Center, the fellow will:

1. Demonstrate clinical competence in the evaluation and treatment of female pelvic floor disorders.

a. Be able to provide consultation and comprehensive management of women with complete benign pelvic conditions, lower urinary tract disorders and pelvic floor dysfunction.

2. Master the knowledge and skills to work as a consultant to other physicians.

3. Display understanding and experience with the scientific method of hypothesis generation and testing and have demonstrated this by participation in several clinical, translational and/or basic science research projects.

4. Master the educational techniques for teaching of medical students, residents and peers.

5. Attain the skills necessary for achieving excellence in an academic environment.

6. Obtain the basic understanding of the physicians role in a healthcare organization, the cost-effectiveness of patient care and the means by which improvements/changes in the healthcare institutions can be achieved.

Institution Name University of Massachusetts Medical Center and Umass Memorial Med Ctr.Address Dept. of OB/GYN, Jaquith, 119 Belmont St., Worcester, MA 01605, USATelephone +1 508-334-6507 Fax +1 508-334-9022 E-mail [email protected] Director Michael Flynn, MD, MHs Program Faculty 3 urogynocologists, 1 urologist, CNM, 3 colorectal surgeons, 1 female

urologist

Year Program Initiated 2004Trainees Per Year 2 every 3 yearsProgram Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 4Annual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Expenses for annual meetingActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Vaginal, abdominal, and robotic repair of prolapse and incontinence;

advanced treatments for urinary incontinence. Masters of clinical research available

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Program Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME Accredited Fellowship Programs List for more information about this program.

Institution Name Massachusetts General Hospital - Harvard University Address 55 Fruit Street Founders 4 Boston, MA 02114Telephone +1-617-724-9013Fax +1-617-726-4267E-mail [email protected] Director Samantha J. Pulliam, M.DProgram Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: May M. Wakamatsu, M.D., Milena M. Weinstein,

M.D. Samantha J. Pulliam, M.D.; Urology Faculty: Joseph Grocella, M.D; Colorectal Faculty: Liliana Bordeianou, M.D., Patricia Sylla, M.D.; Research Faculty: Milena M. Weinstein, M.D., Bo R. Rueda, Ph.D

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year N/AProgram Length N/ANumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Mayo Clinic College of MedicineAddress 200 First Street SW; Rochester, MN 55905, USATelephone +1 507 266 0167 Fax +1 507-266-9300E-mail [email protected] Director 200 First Street SW; Rochester, MN 55905, USA Program Faculty Urogynecologists, gynecologic oncologist, urologist, colorectal surgeon,

plastic surgeon, intensive care specialist, gastroenterologist, physical medicine specialist, medical gynecologist, basic science researcher

Year Program Initiated 1997Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 30+Annual Salary US$ 59,318-63,620Specialty Certification ACGME/ABOG

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Other Covered Expenses Travel expense allowance for 10 days per academic year to present at national/international meetings; expense allowance for attendance (no presentation required) at 1 national meeting during fellowship; on-campus parking; professional liability insurance; Minnesota medical license and federal DEA fees

Activities of Graduates Academic medicine, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Advanced vaginal and pelvic surgery, incontinence, congenital anomalies,

biomechanics of pelvic floor, hormone and receptor expression in pelvic tissue, defecatory disorders, epidemiology of prolapse and incontinence

Program Description One year protected basic science/clinical research experience; two years clinical experience. Master of Biomedical Science in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery degree earned during fellowship. Large volume surgical practice. Close interdisciplinary working relationship. Low faculty to learner ratio. Fellowship applicants must have satisfactorily completed an obstetrics and gynecology or urology residency accredited by the ACGME or an obstetrics and gynecology or urology residency located in Canada and accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Fellowship applicants must meet requirements to maintain a Minnesota medical license.

Institution Name Metro Health Medical Center Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery FellowshipAddress 11100 Euclid Ave MAC 5034 Cleveland, OH 44106Telephone 216-844-8570 Fax 216-778-7341E-mail [email protected]; [email protected]; sangeeta.

[email protected]

Program Director Sangeeta T. Mahajan, M.DProgram Faculty Sangeeta T. Mahajan, M.D.; Jeff Mangel, M.D.; Tatiana Sanses, M.D.; Sarah

Kane, M.D.

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year Up to 4Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification ABOG or ABU certificationOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/A

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Program Description A 3 year fellowship for gynecologists and 2 years for urologists. Our program combines the resources of two established training institutions, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Metro Health Medical Center, to offer trainees exposure to the breadth and depth of FPMRS, including robotics, vaginal and abdominal surgery, single port laparoscopy, novel therapies, NIH funded research and outstanding clinical experiences. All fellows have a full 12 months of dedicated research time as well as significant opportunities to pursue personal research interests. The program faculty includes 4 fellowship trained urogynecologists, 2 fellowship trained female urologists and one fellowship trained minimally invasive surgeon between the two clinical locations. Off-service rotations will add depth to the educational experience and include colorectal surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, and a multidisciplinary pelvic pain clinic. Fellows will be well trained to become productive and successful academicians.

Institution Name University of Michigan Medical CenterAddress 4000 Womens Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109,

USA

Telephone + 1-734-647-5866Fax +1 734-232-6020E-mail [email protected] Director John O.L. Delancey, MDProgram Faculty John O. L. DeLancey, Dee E. Fenner, Dan M. Morgan, Megan O. SchimpfYear Program Initiated 1991Trainees Per Year 5 total (3 on gynecology track, 2 on urology track) Program Length 3 years Gyn; 2 years - urologyNumber of Graduates 14Annual Salary US$ 58,500Specialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Travel to meetingsActivities of Graduates Full time academics and urogynecology specialty practice Special Interest Areas N/A

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Program Description The Pelvic Floor Research Group at the University of Michigan Health System is an internationally recognized research group working to improve the understanding and treatment of pelvic floor disorders. We have two major areas of focus:

1. discovering the basic mechanism underlying the problem of pelvic floor disorders (i.e., exactly what has gone wrong to cause pelvic floor problems) and

2. putting the knowledge into practice with cutting-edge strategies for prevention and treatment of these common and distressing conditions

The PFRG is an interdisciplinary assemblage of U-M providers and researchers. We focus on four research areas:

1. using computer modeling to study injuries to the pelvic floor that occur during childbirth

2. using advanced magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvic floor to study the details of pelvic floor injury in women with incontinence and prolapse

3. developing innovative technologies for improving the assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength and urethral function

4. using the detailed information from the studies to improve selection of patients for proper treatment

Our lines of investigation include:

Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Cystocele, recotocele, enterocele, uterine prolapse, fallen bladder, fallen uterus

Urinary Incontinence: Urge incontinence, stress incontinence, mixed incontinence, bladder leakage, fluid overload, bladder irritants

Fecal Incontinence: Incontinence of gas or stool, flatal incontinence, constipation, loose stools

Institution Name Mount Sinai School of Medicine Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive SurgeryAddress 1176 Fifth Avenue 9th Floor, Box 1170 New York, NY 10029Telephone +1-212-241-7090 Fax +1-212-241-3833E-mail [email protected] Director Michael Vardy, MDProgram Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Drs. Charles Ascher-Walsh, Michael Brodman,

Michael Varday and Alan Garely; Colorectal Faculty: Randolph Steinhagen, MD; Urology Faculty: Drs. Simon Hall and Neil Grafstein

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 3 fellows-one per yearProgram Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/A

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Special Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Mount Auburn HospitalAddress Boston Urogynecology Associates, 725 Concord Ave, Ste. 1200,

Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Telephone +1 617-354-5452 Fax +1 617-497-7503E-mail [email protected] Director Eman Elkadry, MDProgram Faculty Peter L. Rosenblatt, MD; Eman Elkadry, MD; Katherine J. Hanaway,

MD; Lehka S. Hota, MD; Anthony J. DiScuillo, MD; Deborah Nagle, MD, Christopher Awtrey, MD, Roger Lefevre, MD, and Janet Li, MD

Year Program Initiated 1999Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 3Annual Salary US$ 45,000Specialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses Malpractice, licensing, disability, medical, dental, life insurance,

educational expenses

Activities of Graduates Academic/fellowship program, private practiceSpecial Interest Areas Laparoscopic reconstructive surgeryProgram Description N/A

Institution Name University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterAddress 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5580, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA Telephone +1 505-272-9712 Fax +1 505-272-1336E-mail [email protected] Director Rebecca Rogers, M.D.Program Faculty Yuko Komesu, Dorothy Kammerer-DoakYear Program Initiated 2008Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/A

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Special Interest Areas Pelvic floor changes in pregnancy and childbirth questionnaire development, sexual function


Institution Name New York University-Langone Medical CenterAddress 150 East 32nd Street , Second Floor , New York, NY 10016Telephone +1-646-825-6399Fax +1 505-272-1336E-mail [email protected] Director Victor W. Nitti, MDProgram Faculty Nirit Rosenblum, MD, Benjamin M. Brucker, MD, Christopher Kelly, MD;

Gynecology: Scott Smilen, MD, Robert Porges MD, Lori Romanzi MD; Colorectal: Mitchell Bernstein, MD; Basic Science: Dr. Xue-RU Wu

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year N/AProgram Length 2-3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of North Carolina School of MedicineAddress Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CB#7570 MacNider Bldg.,

Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA

Telephone +1 919-966-4717Fax +1 919-843-9952E-mail [email protected] Program Director AnnaMarie Connolly, MD Program Faculty Kristi Borawski, Elizabeth Geller, Mary Jannelli, Catherine Matthews, Ellen

Wells, William Whitehead, and Jennifer Wu

Year Program Initiated 1995Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 14Annual Salary $53,427Specialty Certification ACGMEOther Covered Expenses Medical insurance, malpractice insurance, travel account Activities of Graduates Academic positions, surgical specialties practices

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Special Interest Areas The Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship at the University of North Carolina offers broad spectrum exposure to all areas of pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic surgery. The faculty research interests are remarkably diverse with on-going work addressing clinical medicine, clinical epidemiology, surgical skills assessment, patient counseling and communication. Basic science research opportunities are also readily available with access to 3 basic science laboratories within the host departments

Program Description The three year Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship is accredited by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) and The American Board of Urology (ABU). The faculty consists of urogynecologists, urologists, colorectal surgeons, neurologists, gastroenterologists, geriatricians, chronic pelvic pain experts, and PhD researchers. The fellowship rotations include work in urogynecology, urology, GI medicine, colorectal surgery, neurology, rehabilitative medicine, physical therapy, pelvic pain, and advanced laparoscopy and robotics. There are regularly scheduled didactic lectures covering all major topics in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Each fellow will completes a University Biostatics and Epidemiology courses and participates in the ABOG Exxcellence Course in Clinical Epidemiology and Study Design. Research opportunities include both clinical and basic science. The fellowship is intended for applicants interested in an academic career.

Institution Name North Shore LIJ Health System Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Address 865 Northern Blvd, Suite 202, Great Neck, NY 11021 Telephone +1-516-622-5114Fax +1-516-622-5045E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Program Director Harvey Winkler, M.D. Program Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Harvey Winkler, M.D.; Lawrence Lind, M.D.; Jill

Rabin, M.D. Urology Faculty: Farzeen Firoozi, M.D.; Robert Moldwin, M.D. Colorectal Faculty: Frank Caliendo, M.D.; Luz Angel, M.D. Gastroenterology Faculty: Bethany DeVito, M.D.

Year Program Initiated 2009Trainees Per Year 1 per yearProgram Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/A Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


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Institution Name Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityAddress 420 E. Superior Chicago, IL 60611 Telephone +1-312-472-4635 Fax +1-516-622-5045E-mail [email protected] Director Kimberly Kenton MD, MSProgram Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Lisa Labin Johnson MD; Christina Lewicky-Gaupp

MD. Urology Faculty: Stephanie Kielb MD; John Hairston MD; Anthony Schaffer MD. Colorectal Faculty: Ann Marie Boller MD

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 3Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/A Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterAddress Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of Oklahoma Health

Sciences Center 920 Stanton L. Young, WP2430 Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Telephone +1-405-271-2247Fax +1-405-271-8762E-mail [email protected] Director S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, FACOGProgram Faculty (FPMRS) Mikio Nihira, MD, M.P.H., Abbas Shobeiri, MD, Lieschen Quiroz,

MD, (Research) Randall Gallucci, PhD, (Urology) James Wendekin, MD, (Colorectal surgery) Chris Davis, MD.

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification ABOG/ABUOther Covered Expenses Medical insurance, malpractice insurance, travel account Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/A

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Institution Name Oregon Health & Science University Address 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road L466 Portland, OR 97239 Telephone +1-503-494-3107Fax +1-503-494-8679E-mail [email protected] Director W. Thomas Gregory, M.D.Program Faculty S. Renee Edwards, M.D.; Mary Anna Denman, M.D.; Blake Osmundsen, MD Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 2Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/A Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description The goal of our fellowship is to produce academic practitioners in female

pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, and to encourage fellows to enter academic medicine by providing them with the breadth and depth of clinical and scientific knowledge. The strengths of this program include: Clinical exposure to the complete battery of diagnostic and therapeutic options for women with pelvic floor disorders.

Multidisciplinary environment with faculty in urology, colon and rectal surgery, neurology, gastroenterology, radiology, and physical therapy.

Opportunity for involvement in NIH-funded pelvic floor research. Requirement to participate in Human Investigations Program (a 2-year, NIH-sponsored, clinical research curriculum, with the opportunity to obtain a Masters degree in clinical research)

Institution Name University of Pennsylvania Medical CenterAddress Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3400 Spruce Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19104

Telephone +1-215-662- 3230Fax +1-215-349 5893E-mail [email protected] Director Lily A. Arya, MD, MS Program Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Heidi S. Harvie, MD, MBA, MSCE, Assistant

Professor and Chief Urogynecology at Pennsylvania Hospital

Urology Faculty: Ariana Smith, MD, Assistant Professor of Urology

Colorectal Faculty: Najjia Mahmoud, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery

Year Program Initiated N/A

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Trainees Per Year 1Program Length N/ANumber of Graduates 3Annual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of Pittsburgh Magee-Womens HospitalAddress 204 Craft Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Telephone +1-412-641-6052Fax +1-412-641-3580E-mail [email protected] Director Pamela A. Moalli, MD, PhDProgram Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Pamela A. Moalli, MD, PhD; Halina Zyczynski, MD;

Chiara Ghetti, MD; Jerry Lowder, MD, MSc; Gary Sutkin, MD; Jonathan Shepherd, MD, MSc; Michael Bonidie, MD Colorectal Faculty: James Celebrezze, Jr, MD Gastroenterology Faculty: Steven Abo, MD; Janet Harrison, MD Urology Faculty: Elizabeth Sagan, MD

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 2/1/1 we take 2 fellows and then 1 fellow for the next 2 years. On the

year that we take 2 fellows, they both move simultaneously through the program at the same PGY level

Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of Rochester Medical CenterAddress 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 668, Rochester, NY 14642 Telephone +1-585-273-3232Fax +1-585-276-1956E-mail [email protected] Director Gunhilde M. Buchsbaum, MD

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Program Faculty Erin Duecy, MD; Lioudmila Lipetskaia, MD; Robert Mayer, MD; Jenny Speranza, MD

Year Program Initiated 2003Trainees Per Year N/AProgram Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 4Annual Salary PGY 5-7Specialty Certification Completion of Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology or Urology in an

accredited program

Other Covered Expenses Travel to meetingsActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas Minimally invasive surgery, urge incontinence, care for geriatric patientsProgram Description The fellowship program received ACGME accreditation in 2012. The

core faculty consists of three full-time Urogynecologists, one Urologist, and a Colorectal Surgeon practicing together at the Center for Pelvic Health and Continence Specialties. A broad based clinical exposure allows for experience in diagnostic testing such as urodynamics, office cystoscopy, anal manometry and proctoscopy. Fellows will be proficient in conservative and surgical management of urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse disorders, pelvic pain and voiding dysfunction. As part of the surgical management, fellows are being trained in vaginal, abdominal and endoscopic approaches to pelvic reconstructive surgery. The training includes further clinical rotations thorough Gynecological Oncology, Pelvic Pain Service and Geriatric Medicine. Weekly educational sessions are conducted to cover topics in Urogynecology and pelvic floor dysfunction, to review the current literature, to discuss clinical case and research projects. In addition, fellows take University courses in biostatistics, epidemiology and grant writing. Ample opportunities are available for clinical and basic science research

Institution Name Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic at Texas, A&M Health Science CenterAddress Scott & White Healthcare and Texas A&M Health Science Center, College

of Medicine, 2401 S. 31st Street, Temple, TX, 76508 USA

Telephone +1 254-724-5872Fax +1 254-724-7976 E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director Wilma I. Larsen, MDProgram Faculty (FPMRS) Bob L. Shull, MD, Wilma I. Larsen, MD, Paul M. Yandell, MD,

(Research) Thomas J. Kuehl, PhD, M. Nassir Uddin, PhD, (Urology) Erin T. Bird, MD, (Colorectal) Harry T. Papaconstantinou, MD, J. Scott Thomas, MD, (Physical Therapy) Carolyn Walker

Year Program Initiated 2007Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 5Annual Salary US$ 55,849 to 58,989Specialty Certification N/A

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Other Covered Expenses benefits package including malpractice coverage and healthcare; possible two $1500 research awards per year for presenting papers and posters

Activities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description This fellowship is accredited by ACGME and adheres to all ACGME

guidelines. Our physicians have built clinical, academic and research reputations in the field of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. As recognized experts at one of the top 15 major teaching hospitals in America, our physicians deliver superior multidisciplinary care from one of the most respected academic medical centers in the country. Our program provides education and experience in the management of urinary/pelvic floor disorders of incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse such as cystocele, rectocele, enterocele, uterine prolapse and post-hysterectomy vaginal vault prolapse. There is an active research program conducting basic research using animal models and human tissues to investigate questions related to pathophysiology of disorders of the pelvic floor. Collaboration with other specialties including urology, colorectal surgery and physical therapy is an integral part of our patient management and educational program. Fellows will have the opportunity to develop excellent skills in patient care, research, and education.

Institution NameUniversity of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Address University of South Florida Dept. OB/GYN 2 Tampa General Circle - 6th Floor, Tampa, FL 33606

Telephone +1-813-259-8795Fax +1-813-250-2501 E-mail [email protected] Director Lennox Hoyte, MDProgram Faculty Lennox Hoyte, MD, MSEECS FPMRS Fellowship Director Associate

Professor - Division Director USF Urogynecology & FPMRS Raul Ordorica, M.D. Associate Professor of Urology - USF Chief of Urodynamics & Reconstruction

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name University of Texas

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Address UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9032, USA

TelephoneFax E-mailProgram Director Clifford Wai, MDProgram Faculty Joseph Schaffer, Marlene Corton, Ann Word, Bob Shull, Randy Crim,

Philippe Zimmern, Gary Lemack

Year Program Initiated 1999Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 8Annual Salary US$ 56,039 - 59,577Specialty Certification ABOGOther Covered Expenses Attendance to AUGSActivities of Graduates Academic and private practice, military institution Special Interest Areas Complex reconstructive surgery, pelvic floor anatomy, obstetrical damage

to the pelvic floor, urogynecologic basic science research incontinence and prolapse outcomes research

(Pelvic Floor Disorders Network and Urinary Incontinence Treatment Network)


Institution Name University of Toronto Address Mount Sinai Hospital, 700 University Ave., Ste. 3097, Toronto, Ontario MSG

1Z5, Canada

Telephone +1 416-586-4642Fax +1 416-586-3208E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director Harold P. Drutz, MD and Danny Lovatsis, MDProgram Faculty M. Alarab (Mt. Sinai), W.A. Easton, D. Soroka (urogynecology), Colleen

McDermott (urogynecology), S. Herschorn, L. Carr, S. Radomski, M.Hassouna (urology), M. Burnstein (colorectal), N. Diamant, L. Liu (gastroenterology), A. Gordon (Wasser Pain Center)

Year Program Initiated 1986Trainees Per Year 3Program Length 1 yearNumber of Graduates 40Annual Salary CAN 45,000 (not guaranteed)Specialty Certification University of Toronto Certificate Other Covered Expenses Meeting travel expenses when paper presentedActivities of Graduates Over 90% of all graduates in academic medicine

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Special Interest Areas Female pelvic floor medicine and reconstructive surgery, urogynecology, urodynamics, geriatric urogynecology, behavior modification, clinical and basic science research trials, advanced reconstructive pelvic surgery, minimally invasive slings, total vaginal mesh (TVM) reconstructive pelvic repairs, fistula surgery. Basic science research on the genetics of pelvic floor prolapse

Program Description 1st year - uorgynecology clinics and ORs. Start of research projects. Presentations at Urogynecology Rounds and Journal Clubs. Teaching of students and core residents in clinics and ORs.

2nd year - continue clinics and OR, add subspecialty rotations (geriatric urogynecology, neurostimulation, anorectal motility lab, etc).

3rd year - advanced surgical cases, complete all research activities, teaching.

Institution Name Vanderbilt University Medical CenterAddress Department of Urologic Surgery A1302 Medical Center North Nashville, TN

37232-2765

Telephone +1 615-343-5602Fax +1 615-322-8990E-mail [email protected] Program Director N/AProgram Faculty N/AYear Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year N/AProgram Length N/ANumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/A Program Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Virginia Mason Medical CenterAddress 925 Seneca Street/H-8 GME Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone +1-206-341-1297Fax +1-206-341-1881E-mail [email protected] Program Director Kathleen C. Kobashi, MD, FACSProgram Faculty Kathleen Kobashi, MD, Fred Govier, MD, Ksenija B. Stefanovic, MD, PhD,

Alvaro Lucioni, MD, Una Lee, MD, Blair Washington, MD

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year N/AProgram Length N/A

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Number of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/A Program Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


Institution Name Walter Reed National Military Medical CenterAddress Telephone +1-713-512-7873Fax +1 713-512-7814E-mail [email protected]

Assistant PD: [email protected]

Program Director Amy OBoyle, MDProgram Faculty Amy OBoyle, MD; Daniel Gruber, MD; Sandra Hernandez, MD; John

Fischer, MD; Mary McVearry, DPT; Walter Von Pechmann, MD; Jeffrey Welgoss, MD; Nicolette Horbach, MD; Eric Hurtado, MD; James Jezoir, MD; James Duncan, MD

Year Program Initiated 2003Trainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 1Annual Salary U.S. Military RankSpecialty Certification Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive SurgeryOther Covered Expenses Benefits program includes salary, travel allowance, and incremental

increases in salary with subsequent years

Activities of Graduates All graduates have gone on to military training programs, which include residency programs and some onto fellowship training programs. Many are involved in all forms of research and all whom took the FPMRS Board Exam, passed.

Special Interest Areas Options ranging from animal and lab research to clinical and population studies.

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Program Description Surgery by ACGME for the maximum time allowed. The purpose is to train military fellows (from all US services) who upon completion of the program will serve as teaching faculty at one of the Armed Forces Obstetrics and Gynecology residencies. The faculty consists of eight full-time urogynecologists at Walter Reed and Mid-Atlantic Pelvic Surgery Associates (Inova Fairfax Hospital - a nationally ranked facility). Also 1 Urologist, 1 Colorectal Surgeon, and 1 Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist. Fellows rotate at both facilities and graduate with > 600 cases. These cases have a large range of approaches, including advanced laparoscopy, vaginal repairs, fistula repairs, ureteral stenting, and colorectal surgery.

There are regularly scheduled didactic lectures covering all major topics in urogynecology and pelvic floor dysfunction. Each fellow will complete postgraduate university-level biostatics and epidemiology courses at the Uniformed Services University. Research opportunities include both clinical and basic science. There are both ongoing projects at WRNMMC, USUHS, Inova, and in collaboration with outside facilities.

Institution Name University of Western OntarioAddress ST JOSEPHS HEALTH CENTRE, 268 GROSVENOR STREET, LONDON, N6A

4L6, Canada

Telephone +1-519-646- 6343Fax +1-519-646-6253E-mail [email protected]; [email protected] Director Dr. Queena ChouProgram Faculty Dr. Queena Chou, Dr. Barry Macmillan, Dr. Jim King, Dr. George Vilos, Dr.

Gerry Brock

Year Program Initiated 2001Trainees Per Year 1 Or 2Program Length 2 yearsNumber of Graduates 1 Every 2 YearsAnnual Salary Basic Stipend (~Cad15k) + Moh BillingsSpecialty Certification UWO CertificationOther Covered Expenses Travel, meetings, conferencesActivities of Graduates Private practice in an academic centre Special Interest Areas Pelvic surgery, pelvic anatomy, laparoscopic and minimally invasive

surgery, clinical and basic science research

Program Description Involvement in graduate and undergraduate training and clinical research. Prefer individuals planning academic careers.

Institution Name Womens Pelvic Health and Continence CenterAddress 7900 Fannin, Ste. 4206, Houston, TX 77054, USATelephone +1 713-512-7873 Fax +1 713-512-7814E-mail [email protected] Director Peter M. Lotze, M.D.

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Program Faculty Peter M. Lotze, M.D.Year Program Initiated 2005Trainees Per Year 1 Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates 2Annual Salary US$45,000Specialty Certification BC/BE in OB/Gyn or Urology. International applicants must meet

requirements to maintain a Texas medical license

Other Covered Expenses Benefits program includes salary, travel allowance, and incremental increases in salary with subsequent years

Activities of Graduates Private practice Special Interest Areas Laparoscopic/minimally invasive surgery (approx. 400 cases/year), clinical

research

Program Description This non-accredited program offers post-graduate training ranging from one to three years in the field of Urogynecology and minimally invasive pelvic reconstructive surgery. One to two year tracts that follow the general curriculum of accredited programs are available for OB/Gyn or Urology BC/BE physicians who wish to eventually matriculate to an ABOG/ABU accredited program. A three-year program is also available to OB/Gyn or Urology BE/BC physicians interested in more detailed training that also follows the curriculum of accredited programs. This program was established by a fellowship-trained urogynecologist in a large referral-based practice. Comprehensive office evaluations and management strategies for complex urogynecological complaints are pursued. Diagnostic components of patient assessment include both complex multichannel urodynamics and office cystoscopy. The program interacts directly with both physical therapy and colorectal surgery for joint non-surgical and surgical patient management. Office treatment and surgical intervention are both utilized in patient management. Surgery is performed at the Womans Hospital of Texas and St. Lukes Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. The diversity of surgeries performed includes vaginal, abdominal, and laparoscopic approaches. Expansion to robotic surgical training is anticipated in the near future. The practice has appointments with two residency programs, and runs a cadaveric lab for one of the programs four times a year. Fellows are expected to both teach residents and pariticipate in lectures. Research is ongoing and a required component of the program. Requirements: MD/DO degree and completion of Obstetrics & Gynecology or Urology residency training program and be Board Certified or Board Eligible. Ability to obtain all Texas medical licensure for practice in the state of Texas.

Institution Name Yale School of MedicineAddress Section of Urogynecology & Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

330 Cedar Street, FMB 329 New Haven, CT 06510

Telephone +1 (203) 785-3616Fax +1 (203) 785-2909E-mail [email protected] Director Marsha K. Guess, MD, MS

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Program Faculty Urogynecology Faculty: Richard Bercik, MD; Marsha Guess,MD,MS Urology Faculty: Toby Chai, MD; Harris Foster, MD; Leslie M. Rickey, MD, MPH Colorectal Faculty: Hulda Einarsdottir, MD

Gastroenterology Faculty: Mayra Sanchez, MD

Year Program Initiated N/ATrainees Per Year 1Program Length 3 yearsNumber of Graduates N/AAnnual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification N/AOther Covered Expenses N/AActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Interest Areas N/AProgram Description Please view the American Urogynecologic Societys (AUGS) ACGME


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Institution Name Mercy Hospital for Women And Monash Medical Center Address 13 Brunswick St., Fitzroy, Victoria 3065 Melbourne, AustraliaTelephone +161-3-94162469Fax +161-3-9416-2472E-mail [email protected] Director Dr. Anna Rosamilia Program Faculty James Keck, Yik Lim, Lore Schierlitz, Dr. Alison DeSousaYear Program Initiated 1993Trainees Per Year 2Program Length 1-2 yearsNumber of Graduates 16Annual Salary N/ASpecialty Certification RANZCOGOther Covered Expenses Conference and travel expensesActivities of Graduates N/ASpecial Inter

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